Accountability in Public Management and Administration in Bangladesh

Talib A. Younis, Iqbal Md. Mostafa

Contents: Conceptual Analysis: The meaning of accountability; The importance of accountability in public management; A typology of accountability and its mechanisms; Administrative reform: obstacles and solutions. Descriptive Aspects: The system of government in Bangladesh; History and machinery of accountability in Bangladesh; Understanding accountability in Bangladesh; Problems of accountability in Bangladesh public management. Theoretical Considerations: Democracy - consequences of weak accountability; Development - consequences of weak accountability; Human rights - consequences of weak accountability. Comparative Perspectives: Comparisons: problems in the UK, India and Sri Lanka; Solutions found in other countries. Applications: Creating conditions and applying positive lessons for accountability in Bangladesh; Role of government in making accountability effective; Role of public opinion. Conclusion; References; Appendices; Index.